People in Beara were known by the Places in which the lived: Timothy "na Carraige" = Timothy from Carrig, Kilmacowen); Darby "the Strand" = Jeremiah from "the Strand, Eyeries); Dick "na Pairce" = Richard from Parkmore, Eyeries); Sean "Traig an Ime" = John of the strand of the butter in Ardgroom North; Tim "Tra an Adhmaid" = Tim of the strand of the timber in Dreenach, Eyeries. Also there were people known from the work/trade that they did: Quinlan "the Shoemaker"; Ned "a' Gow" = Edward "the Smith"; Johnny "the Pass". Piss or urine used be gathered for bleaching wool; Denny "the Weaver"; Jerry "the Saddler"; Paddy "Tailor". There is a family known as "the Shandons" living in the Kilmacowen area of the Eyeries Parish. The original person was the only man from Beara whose horse could draw a cart laden with a big load of butter from ground level up to the top of Shandon Street in Cork City. Now, 'tis time to take a rest ---- and let somebody else take over the running !! * ---- Riobard.*
It IS time for a rest, but I certainly have been enjoying all the conversation! Thank you. Riobard On 3/25/2013 3:42 PM, Riobard O' Dwyer wrote: > People in Beara were known by the Places in which the lived: Timothy "na > Carraige" = Timothy from Carrig, Kilmacowen); Darby "the Strand" = > Jeremiah from "the Strand, Eyeries); Dick "na Pairce" = Richard from > Parkmore, Eyeries); Sean "Traig an Ime" = John of the strand of the butter > in Ardgroom North; Tim "Tra an Adhmaid" = Tim of the strand of the timber > in Dreenach, Eyeries. > Also there were people known from the work/trade that they did: Quinlan > "the Shoemaker"; Ned "a' Gow" = Edward "the Smith"; Johnny "the Pass". Piss > or urine used be gathered for bleaching wool; Denny "the Weaver"; Jerry > "the Saddler"; Paddy "Tailor". > There is a family known as "the Shandons" living in the Kilmacowen area of > the Eyeries Parish. The original person was the only man from Beara whose > horse could draw a cart laden with a big load of butter from ground level > up to the top of Shandon Street in Cork City. > Now, 'tis time to take a rest ---- and let somebody else take over the > running !! > * ---- Riobard.* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message